The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-24
ON THURSDAY, \

parties to get n lady of tho street, as they
we're appre' ending difficulty. Told Mrs.
Steadman Monday morning that they were
about to have q difficulty 1T the depot the
came OUT; that he thought the men were
plucky and would not take anything back.
l.. A. WYATT
is president OF the Capital Comm srciql Col
lege. The building he occupies is over
Beck's store. A ball was picked up on the
hoer of the building next morning. Went
through two paaes of glass and shu tors The
ball was picked up by Janitor Ball. II en-
tered the south window Of the west end and
seemed to have come over the Clarion office
from the direction Of the bridge.
Cross ssxamined-The ball seemed to enter
the window glass aud blinds at an angle OF
about 45o. The distance from the school
room to the place of the tragedy is something
over four blocks about four and halO, n
total distance Of something about 800 yards;
The ball was going very nearly east and
would have to have been fred from the rear
or west end OF cirriage goir 6 east TO have
passed through tee buggy top and struck the
window. The ehCt must have had CONSIDER
able angle to have reached the windoT in
question. At the angle it struck tho vim
dow think the distance long way for a
pistol to carry. The ball in question seemed
TO be near the size of SS-caliber pistol
LAMAR F0NTAINE.
Is civil engineer By profession: Is we'll
yersed in the use of firearms and result OF
proiectiles. Said that a shot could be fired
at such angle as to have gone into Wyates
store. Has dropped shot from 3S caliber
Smith 4 Wesson as far as 1900 yards whom
elevated at forty-fve degrees. Has made
te.ts In bacon sides and meal to see waste Of
balls in passing tn ough. etc. Ballnot fired
weighed 20l greing, when fired weighed 1877
grams, etc. Thinks the balls ken out of
Gan brell may. have wasted to the. weight
DESIGNATED on envelopes handed him from
usual weight Of A caliber Winchester cart
ridge. Observed hole in top of vehicle next
that il was bullet hole made by about a Ss
caliber pistol. Says thatihe shot could have
been put there by a party from anywhere Q
along The the HEpprOacth;I h. Gould have ave
with wit pistol through pieces Of cloth. The
shot which went into Wyatts window was
not the one that won't through the buggy
top. Thinks ten seconds the outside limit q
emptying pistol ordinarily Witness cant
could; impo's BILE. Light, the witness as
serts, is worse than sound. Requested to
make diagram OF different positions, etc.,
from Simmons's meat market west, on both
| side.I
Considerable time was consumed in exam
ing the, coat and vest, and different theories
were advanced.
Gross examined-Thinks Il more reason
able that the wound in the arm and body
was y ade by the ball passing over the arm
Thinks the shot came from the left front that
entered the lower arm and passed in to the
abdomen. Says IL the four holes were moi
made In the coat by one shot, they were
made BY different sized balls. %"
passed through the arm es am
pass ed through the arms tov. Iust ~ hNv nav
with the palm up. ThSt ara tne h;o, eiooI,
struck the fence .post-I tne oaIi ri wnigii
tbres aTsminat, dck the post. Made som
LOOKING tbss" .ons Of the carriage: Says b
lee ahspi ugh the hole from the top ca
~ >. the wheel or through the back doc
s1' .Ae Sehic Q. That the ball entered th
vehicle from the dire ction Of northwest. Th
posts OF tao carriage were upright. Think
the shot was q verv wild one and that
of the vehicle from behind if the horse WI
running or going very rapidly.
The court took recess until pm.